{"id":17657,"date":"2018-04-06T08:56:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T06:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=17657"},"modified":"2018-04-06T08:59:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T06:59:07","slug":"mater-torre-guaceto-zero-impact-project-apulia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/mater-torre-guaceto-zero-impact-project-apulia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mater Torre Guaceto, a zero impact project in Apulia (South Italy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Mater<\/em> suggests a unique experience between sea and countryside, in Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve in Apulia. Try a different lifestyle, connected to the rhythm of nature, to the idea of sustainability, self-sufficiency and zero-impact tourism.<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong>Mater<\/strong> project is dedicated to whoever is eager to know and understand the function of a system based on diversification and harmonic <strong>integration<\/strong> of many activities, which can be productive, <strong>residential<\/strong>, didactic and <strong>cultural<\/strong>. Mater is most of all a <strong>living<\/strong> <strong>and<\/strong> <strong>conscious<\/strong> <strong>place<\/strong>, a force that can raise awareness and support creatures in their processes to become what their intimate <strong>nature<\/strong> wants them to be. Therefore, choose Mater if you understand what it is and decide that it can suit your needs.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/IT-brindisi\/bed-breakfast\/mater-torre-guaceto\/NV7Tk\" target=\"_blank\">Mater Food and Bed<\/a><\/strong> of Tommasina Gengaro in <strong>Torre Guaceto<\/strong> (in the province of <strong>Brindisi<\/strong>) is not just a Bed&amp;Breakfast, but also an <strong>immersive experience<\/strong> in a <strong>different lifestyle<\/strong> based on the rhythm of nature and the respect of all of its dimensions.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-29874 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sb.ecobnb.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/Mater-vista-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"view in Mater, Apulia\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17657 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/mater-torre-guaceto-zero-impact-project-apulia\/le-api-mater-270x200\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Le-api-Mater-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bees - Mater, a zero impact project in Apulia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17658\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17658'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Marianna Sansone\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/mater-torre-guaceto-zero-impact-project-apulia\/mater-territorio-270x200\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/mater-territorio-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"countryside - Mater, a zero impact project in Apulia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17660\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17660'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Marianna Sansone\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/mater-torre-guaceto-zero-impact-project-apulia\/mater-270x200\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Mater-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mater, a zero impact project in Apulia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17659\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17659'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Marianna Sansone\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The <strong>rooms<\/strong> are obviously new and furnished with attention (the mistress is an architect): the <strong>sustainability criteria<\/strong> for the environment are all met: flow reducer, solar thermal system, low environmental impact, zero-mile products, breakfasts at the long common table made by locally produced marmalades and fruit from organic farming. But this is not the focus of Mater.<\/p>\n<p>Here you can do a lot of <strong>activities<\/strong>: <strong>permaculture<\/strong> courses, organic farming, cineforums, there are cultivations of <strong>Aloe Vera<\/strong> and you are always surrounded by the Mediterranean maquis. Noises are far away and you will be close only to the <strong>protected marine areas<\/strong> of <strong>Torre Guaceto<\/strong>. This is the place where flocks love to fly the most in Apulia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29872\" class=\"thumbnail aligncenter\"><img class=\"wp-image-29872 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sb.ecobnb.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/TorreGuaceto_Panorama-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Beach - Torre Guaceto - protected marine areas\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Torre Guaceto beach. Photo by World Wide Fund for Nature Italy, via Wikipedia<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The website of this reserve is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riservaditorreguaceto.it\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.riservaditorreguaceto.it<\/a>. If you spend your holidays here you will enjoy an <strong>unspoiled location<\/strong>, where the only place where you can buy a sandwich is a little delicatessen shop in the nearest village. This means you should bring a straw hat and a water bottle with you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Al Gawsit<\/em>, the visit centre of Torre Guaceto Reserve, and Torre Aragonese museum can be considered as a fully-fledged part of the Apulian museums. You can visit the <strong>Centre of Torre Guaceto<\/strong> and see a 3D reconstruction of the village in the Bronze Age. Moreover, you can visit a whole area where some archeological remains, which had been found in the Reserve and are from the same historical period, have been displayed. Lastly, there is also a place completely dedicated to the <strong>marine environment,<\/strong> which is submerged in the Protected Marine Area.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ImaOmzgUZHg\" width=\"840\" height=\"490\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to its privileged position between sea and countryside, Mater project wishes to reach <strong>food<\/strong>, water and <strong>energetic self-sufficiency<\/strong>, against the habits of the consumer society that have caused a serious imbalance to our planet: air and water pollution, soil contamination, overexploitation of resources and the creation of the paradigm <em>\u201cI am what I consume\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You could also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/benefits-silence-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\">The benefits of silence (and 10 ideas to try them on vacation)<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/zingaro-natural-reserve-in-sicily\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zingaro Natural Reserve in Sicily<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/bicycle-200-years-cycling-tourism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two hundred years for the bicycle: to the cycling tourism and beyond!<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mater suggests a unique experience between sea and countryside, in Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve in Apulia. 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